Skill Level | Intermediate 

This sewing class is aimed at students who've progressed beyond basic skills and are wanting to learn techniques to complete quality, professional-looking garments using commercial patterns. Many students work on a dress. Ready to get started?

📅 Class Schedule & Booking

When: Morning (8.30am–12.00pm), Afternoon (12.30pm–4.00pm) or Evening (6.00pm–9.00pm)
Where: Couture Arts Studio, Pymble (Sydney’s North Shore)
Term Times: → View Term Dates – flexible start dates available
Cost: Starting from $919 per term (33 hours tuition )
Save: Book a full-day class and receive a discounted of $135
Class Size: Small group format for personalised instruction

→ Contact us if you're not sure which level is right

dressmaking intermediate garments course details

This dressmaking course is designed for intermediate and advanced sewers who want to learn how to fit and sew a more complex commercial pattern.

Suggested garments that students would undertake include a shirt with a collar and sleeves, a dress with sleeves, or tailored pants with pockets. This is a follow-on from the beginners’ course and basic sewing skills are assumed for these courses.

what you'll learn

• Quality equipment selection

• Haberdashery requirements for sewing

• Appropriate fabric selection

• Pattern styles for figure types

• What correct garment fit entails

• Fabric pre-shrinking, layout and pattern making/cutting

• Machine treading and bobbin winding

• Advanced sewing techniques including:

  • collars

  • cuffs

  • pockets

  • waistbands

  • zippers, including invisible zips

  • ease stitching and gathering

  • topstitching

  • button holes

  • facings

  • hand finishing and hand hemming

More information

Please feel free to email or call us on 02 9449 1450 and we'd be happy to provide more information or tailor a program for you.

feeling social?

There's nothing we love more than to see our students work in progress or finished creations!